tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post5884319270666896434..comments2023-12-24T20:48:11.634+00:00Comments on Opinionated Vicar: My GenerationDavid Keenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-84092933283744359482010-05-20T23:07:35.420+01:002010-05-20T23:07:35.420+01:00Come on Gary, this is a serious intellectual and s...Come on Gary, this is a serious intellectual and sociological dispute ;-)David Keenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-48523281888824626512010-05-20T23:03:17.350+01:002010-05-20T23:03:17.350+01:00I think you're right, David. Billy Idol's...I think you're right, David. Billy Idol's older than us, and he was in Generation X. So we must be...Gerrarrdushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837978839416558477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-4486057740652101662010-05-20T13:59:29.318+01:002010-05-20T13:59:29.318+01:00Jeremy - how's life on the Devon coast? We saw...Jeremy - how's life on the Devon coast? We saw your name in lights (sort of) outside Beer church a few weeks ago. Good point: at the moment I'm in a team where there are folk 20 years older than me who can relate more naturally to the over-65's, whilst I do more with families and younger people. We currently have a church leadership team which spans ages 35-70, which I think is David Keenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-52288214427096571902010-05-20T13:55:24.698+01:002010-05-20T13:55:24.698+01:00MostOfTheTime: however you date Generation X - and...MostOfTheTime: however you date Generation X - and there are several versions - Cameron falls fairly clearly into it. I must admit I've not heard much said about Generation X recently, as the focus has been more on trying to find a name for their successors. <br /><br />The 'Generation Jones' concept isn't one I'd come across. Is it an attempt to re-analyse Gen X by people whoDavid Keenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-2943231944381085312010-05-20T13:17:58.621+01:002010-05-20T13:17:58.621+01:00You've got a well-written blog, but I have to ...You've got a well-written blog, but I have to respectfully disagree with your idea that Cameron is X. Almost nobody anywhere has referred to Cameron and Clegg as X, certainly no experts. On the other hand, many have said Cameron and Clegg are part of Generation Jones–born in the UK between 1955 and 1967, between the Boomers and Generation X. <br /><br />Here is one of several recent articles MostOfTheTimenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-69201816905856810902010-05-20T08:24:23.779+01:002010-05-20T08:24:23.779+01:00There's a distinct challenge here for those of...There's a distinct challenge here for those of us in Church leadership amd caring for often elderly congregations. Our approach to personhood & community (and therefore pastoral care) and mission may be distinctive and possibly jarring. We're no longer the curates but the vicars, and some of use will soon become bishops. Will we find ourselves leaving an older generation behind, Jeremy Trewnoreply@blogger.com